Promise

I made a promise to the Lord...but you know I always broke it Now I languish in my lies...now I'm smoking and I'm choking Stoking the fires of forgotten yesterdays Caught up like a criminal In this cell I rot away I made a promise to be true...but falsehood led the way I made a promise to my lover...you know she was so sweet Still in time I turned her sour Now our song's a battle beat What I seek is what I find What I found I had to lose I made a promise to be true...the path of pain is what I'd chose I made a promise to a liar...and that liar was myself Every dream that I desired was put sky high upon a shelf I rose and fell I ran and flipped Like coins inside a casino...another slide right through the slot Deposited into darkness...in this prison I make peace Now when I make a promise I do my best to keep it Love now lives inside my heart I now possess the kingdom keys Best be told and best believe that my word becomes my bond And the truth will tell my tale No matter how dark or light No matter how short or long